Monday, May 14, 2012

The following is a Zawya Dow Jones selection of stories translated from Arabic newspapers published on May 14.

KUWAIT:

AL WATAN

KUWAIT TAMDEEN REAL ESTATE TO LAUNCH KWD70M LOCAL PROJ NEXT YR

Kuwait's Tamdeen Real Estate Co. (TAM.KW) plans to embark next year on a new real estate project at a total cost of 70 million Kuwaiti dinars ($251.2 million).

Website: www.alwatan.com.kw

AL JARIDA

KUWAIT NORTHERN OIL OUTPUT TO GROW TO 800,000 B/DAY BY '13

Kuwait's oil output from its northern fields is currently at 700,000 barrels a day and is expected to grow to 800,000 barrels a day by March 2013.

Website: www.aljarida.com

EGYPT:

AL AHRAM

EGYPT'S FIN MIN SEES 2012/2013 BUDGET DEFICIT WIDEN TO EGP155B

Egypt's finance ministry expects the budgetary cash deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 2013, to widen to 161 billion Egyptian pounds ($26.7 billion), as millions of dollars is spent on boosting the minimum wage and introducing welfare benefits, said the prime minister Kamal Al Ganzouri.

Website: www.ahram.org.eg

By Beirut Bureau, Zawya Dow Jones; +961-1-985 757; BeirutZDJ@zawya.com

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